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When Usher was announced as the headliner in September, everyone knew the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show would be epic. What we could never have predicted is that other great musical moments would occur on Sunday.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo appeared in a Verizon Super Bowl commercial and surprised Beyoncé with two new songs from her seemingly country-themed album Act II, which will be released in March. He even starred in the first trailer for Part 1. Evil The musical film was released in December, but Usher wasn't the only musician to take advantage of record ratings for NFL games.
The new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast features Katy in-game to talk about Sunday's biggest musical moments, including following in Kaskade's shadow as the first-ever Super Bowl DJ. Listen below.
The show also discusses how the late Toby Keith achieved No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 35 of his biggest hits, and how his exposure at the Grammy Awards led to 44 albums reaching the top of the charts. , and the Grammys have propelled numerous songs up and back onto the Billboard Hot 100 charts, including Tracy Chapman's “Fast Car.”
of signboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop signboardThis is the weekly chart. You can always expect lively discussions about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, guest interviews with music stars and pop figures, and more.Casual pop fans and chart buffs alike can listen signboardExecutive Digital Director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson; signboardKeith Caulfield, Managing Director, Charts and Data Operations, is a weekly podcast.This podcast is available on Billboard.com or Downloaded from Apple podcast Or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to previous editions of the show At Billboard.com. )